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Thread Number: 12325
Our Trip to Foley for the Maiden Wash |
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Post# 216640 6/17/2007 at 22:13 (6,151 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Don (jetaction) and I drove up to Geoff’s (geoffdelp) house in Foley which is about 75 minutes north of downtown Minneapolis on Saturday to take part in his 1964 Maytag’s maiden wash load! We all had such a nice time and Geoff has a beautiful home. His collection of wringer washers is just incredible, each one is in more mint condition that then next. I took the video camera so we could film the maiden wash. To say Geoff's brand new Maytag A700S is BEAUTFUL is a HUGE understatement. It is just amazing to see a vintage washer that’s never been used before, and the smells are incredible, like it is right out of the factory! Thanks again Geoff, I’m looking forward to coming up again soon. Here are the videos: target=_blank>Trip to Foley, Part I highlights the Maytag and its very first wash load with clothes! target=_blank>Trip to Foley, Part II Geoff demonstrates the Suds-Return, then gives us a tour of his wringer washers. At the end both Don and Geoff make me use a very strange clothes dryer, for the life of me I could not figure out how to turn it on! | ||
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Post# 216643 , Reply# 1 6/17/2007 at 22:49 (6,151 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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I wish I could have smelled! | ||
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Post# 216644 , Reply# 2 6/17/2007 at 22:53 (6,151 days old) by gadgetgary (Bristol,CT) |
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Great Video | ||
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Post# 216649 , Reply# 3 6/17/2007 at 23:27 (6,151 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Great Videos!! | ||
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Post# 216652 , Reply# 4 6/17/2007 at 23:35 (6,151 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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YAY for MIB! | ||
| Post# 216690 , Reply# 6 6/18/2007 at 08:52 (6,150 days old) by speed_queen75 () | ||
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Sweeeet!!!!! Congrats on that phat, mint, Maytag, that's when maytags were maytags, so great to see a vintage washer like being put to good use today. Just one question how in the world did you fall upon a piece like that? Sweeeet!!! | ||
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Post# 216691 , Reply# 7 6/18/2007 at 09:18 (6,150 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Wow how cool to see a real Virgin Load!!
And that agitation spin are snap on like the timer! And it stops so fast you could make change. Beautiful machine Geoff congratulations on a wonderful find'n'save!! Robert nice video I love the opening logo sequence!! Poor Greg never got to see his dispener in action,oh well we will all have to come out to Geoff's and see for ourselves!! jon | ||
| Post# 216705 , Reply# 8 6/18/2007 at 10:46 (6,150 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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very cool! Looks like a great machine, I'd never seen a suds-saver work! Don't feel bad Robert, I've never used one of those dryers either! | ||
| Post# 216765 , Reply# 11 6/18/2007 at 17:29 (6,150 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Wild &Crazy Gents: Got home late and just had a delicious di
And now the grand treat of the evening will be to watch the videos. I can hardly wait, and I'm dying with excitement to see if the sud-return operates at the normal speed, which means the pump will be operating at "all ahead FULL" regarding the impeller. This so exciting!! Part of the pleasure of aging is delayed gratification. So later tonight, after the Newshour and a few chores, when everything is perfect, and I'm all settled in, it will be time for your masterpiece. Thank you so much for what is sure to become a totally orgasmic evening. It'll be spectacular !!! Woo-woo ! Woo-woo ! Woo-woo ! Your friend, Mike | ||
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Post# 216768 , Reply# 12 6/18/2007 at 17:58 (6,150 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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I must be behind the times. We have a '98 Maytag w/ suds-saver which we use all the time. My Mom has always had washers with them. Our family has always hung our laundry outside as well, weather permitting. I love the feeling of being able to cheat the electric & gas companies. P.S. Mom had a '67 Filter-Flo w/ suds return, '82 Filter-Flo w/ suds return, and a '97 Maytag w/ suds saver. | ||
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Post# 216769 , Reply# 13 6/18/2007 at 18:07 (6,150 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Speak soflty and carry a BIG stick!  | ||
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Post# 216784 , Reply# 14 6/18/2007 at 19:10 (6,150 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Geoff, I love it! I wish I could have been there for all of the fun. Geoff, What if we did a joint wringer washer wash in at your place? (you have a newer house than I do, mine (1897)and the basement is awful)! lol I could get a truck and bring along one of my ABC's? Good idea, bad? lol Gary | ||
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Post# 216792 , Reply# 15 6/18/2007 at 20:22 (6,150 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 216796 , Reply# 16 6/18/2007 at 20:40 (6,150 days old) by drmitch () | ||
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Fabo machines Geoff, This was such fun! :) | ||
| Post# 216830 , Reply# 18 6/18/2007 at 22:36 (6,150 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 216882 , Reply# 19 6/19/2007 at 03:55 (6,149 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Suds return Cool! | ||
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Post# 216904 , Reply# 20 6/19/2007 at 08:26 (6,149 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 216907 , Reply# 21 6/19/2007 at 08:30 (6,149 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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NO camping and | ||
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Post# 216912 , Reply# 22 6/19/2007 at 09:12 (6,149 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Robert | ||
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Post# 216922 , Reply# 23 6/19/2007 at 10:51 (6,149 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains) |
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well, now | ||
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Post# 216949 , Reply# 25 6/19/2007 at 13:38 (6,149 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Great videos, guys! I had to wait til I went home for lunch to watch them---YouTube is blocked at work. I laughed at the clothesline episode because I was wondering what dryer existed that Robert wouldn't know how to operate, LOL. Great Maytag---and new, to boot. I love how far up the water comes on the agitator. Many happy, carefree loads to you. | ||
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Post# 216957 , Reply# 26 6/19/2007 at 15:39 (6,149 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 216958 , Reply# 27 6/19/2007 at 15:42 (6,149 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
It's okay, Robert
I know the model of Frigidaire dryer you're used to, and I can see where Geoff's would be confusing. I found this in one of my brochures--it's even the sought-after, Sheer Look, control-tower model! Apparently they were still producing condensers back then. Oddly enough, all we ever find here in Tucson are the Flowing Heat models... *sigh* 
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Post# 217004 , Reply# 28 6/19/2007 at 22:02 (6,149 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I'll give up a tent for a night there with you! ;>) I wonder how he will do with hanging up shirts. Louis I'm sure I'll do just fine if someone would show me how to start the darn thing. Maybe Greg is right, I need to find the owners manual for this thing on eBay. I found this in one of my brochures--it's even the sought-after, Sheer Look, control-tower model! Love that Nate! How fun, the CLI-57 no less. I love how the wind flows along the ground and up through the pant legs and out the top. Were such a creative group aren't we? I love that! | ||
| Post# 217012 , Reply# 30 6/19/2007 at 22:59 (6,149 days old) by powerfin64 (Yakima, Washington) | ||
What a beautiful Machine! | ||
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Post# 217297 , Reply# 31 6/21/2007 at 07:58 (6,147 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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WashTime!!!
Hi Guys, looks like a fab time was had by all, Geoff, love your line up of machines, so pristine...and the Maytag sudz save is all your birthdays come at once, the Maytag model E is the Hotpoint model A over here, must have been some sort of alliance for that one, did Hotpoint USA have the same wringers do you know?? Don, you will have to tell us which old soap powder gave the best "High" and aroma... Robert, you definately need a lesson in line drying...LOl, funny, I always had you down as a "stretch em out" and let the world see your whitest whites kind of guy... Mike | ||
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Post# 217498 , Reply# 32 6/22/2007 at 08:23 (6,146 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Robert, you definately need a lesson in line drying...LOl, funny, I always had you down as a "stretch em out" and let the world see your whitest whites kind of guy... No lessons necessary Mike, there will be no clothes lines in my future, Neal would kill me at the idea of hanging any "ugly" lines through our backyard and his gardens. And your assumption is correct, I am a "stretch em out" and let the world see your whitest whites kind of guy, just not on the clothesline ;) | ||
| Post# 217617 , Reply# 34 6/22/2007 at 17:48 (6,146 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Can't beat those rows of Jockey Midway Boxer Briefs and | ||
| Post# 218750 , Reply# 35 6/27/2007 at 10:40 (6,141 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Beautiful Eugene
After the wash cycle, when the WP/KM's spin for about a minute, the valve goes CLANG before the grand spray rinsing starts. This keeps the washing liquors pure and undiluted for the next load. Your fabulous Maytag sprays for a full minute. Does it clang as well. Couldn't tell in the vid., but I can't imagine that full minute of rinse water going into the "suds." Thanks for thinking of me. | ||
| Post# 219416 , Reply# 37 6/29/2007 at 13:55 (6,139 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Here's a classic ... Here's a Robert classic ... gotta get that Oxydol "hit"!! I think he's about ready to take a big swig of that wash water! :-) 
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| Post# 219418 , Reply# 38 6/29/2007 at 13:57 (6,139 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Heads In!!! Sort of reminds you of that Frigidaire ad, huh? This one won't give them a headache, but could leave ugly marks on their foreheads!! 
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| Post# 219419 , Reply# 39 6/29/2007 at 13:59 (6,139 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS) | ||
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Dueling Oxydol Boxes! Which one is best? (Actually ... they were BOTH superb products!!) 
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